A shaped or fancy fold card at The Outlawz.

Good morning to you all,

Another cool, cloudy day here, but we have had thunder and lightning and a bit of rain since early morning, so hopefully it will continue into the day. I hope the sun is shining where you are.

Another Tuesday has come and that means  a Colour challenge at The Outlawz.                                               

This week our teamie Ina, has given us a lovely challenge. A gorgeous colour palette and the twist is a shaped or fancy fold card. Now that might be a bit out of some comfort zones, but that is what a challenge is for.

Once again the sponsor is   All Dressed up Stamps and the DT have all made some stunning shaped and fancy fold cards with their images. I invite you all to go and have a look, then come and join in the fun. There are even some prizes up for grabs.

My card is quite a simple one. It is actually a gatefold with a centre cut out.

I used the image Abi Ballerina, which is a freebie on the All Dressed up site. Coloured it with Distress inkpads and lots of glitter, cut it out and mounted onto a diecut.

The patterned paper is from an old Tattered Teddy range ..Especially for you. I ran the blue card through my CB with an embossing folder and added some gems to the centres

The sentiment is from Just Rite Stamps.

Finished it all off with a bow and some pearls.



Will enter it in some challenges:

Crafting from the Heart #78...Anything goes
Craft Your Passion #280...Anything goes
Love to Scrap #62...Anything goes

Ooh-La-La Creations #189...Feminine
Where the Heart is #1...Add some text
Whoopsi Daisy ...Add embellishments
Crafting for all Seasons #110 ...Layer it up
Crafty Gals Corner #37...Anything goes
Creative Moments #77...Anything goes...no twist
Inspiration Destination #51...Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #201...Anything goes
All Dressed up #41...Anything goes

I hope you all have a lovely day and a great week. Hope to get some more cards made and then I will be back. Take care.

Love Ursula

Anything goes at Creative Craft Cottage

Happy Monday friends,
I am a little late with this posting, but I had a busy morning, that just took a bit longer than I had hoped.. Today there is a new challenge at Creative Craft Cottage and it is an easy one... Anything goes.

Our sponsor is Rick St. Dennis and the lucky winner will receive 2 digis of their choice.

The DT have all used one of their images, so do go and see the lovely creations they have made.

 For my card I have used Cocoa and cookies Santa and you can find it HERE

I have coloured the image with Distress inkpads. For the trim on Santa's clothes, I used texture paste and then spread glitter over it. I cut it out and mounted it on my new star die, from Marianne designs. I placed this over red card and trimmed it.

The paper is all old Christmas paper from my stash. I think I need to shop for some new paper this year, as I now only have bits and pieces left.

On the front I have 2 Christmas tree diecuts. These are cut from a Marianne Design die. I have also had this one for a number of years. Decorated them with some glitter.

I will be back later to enter some challenges. I do hope to see your cards in the challenge. You have 2 weeks to enter, so come and join in.

Challenges entered:
Crafting from the Heart#78...Anything goes
Craft your Passion #28)...Anything goes
Get Creative #24...Fantasy
Love to Scrap #62...Anything goes
Melonheadz Friends ...Try something new...new fold card
Hiding in my Craftroom #217...Freestyle
Crafting with Friends #6...Anything goes
Jingle Belles...Use something at least a year old...my papers about 3 years old
Simple Create Too #94...Early holiday wishes
Simply Papercraft #13...Anything goes
Crafting with an Attitude #7...Anything goes
Crafty Girls Creations #4...Anything goes
Wags 'n Whiskers #162...Glitter/Sparkle
DL.ART Linky challenge ...Anything goes
12 Months of Christmas link up ...Oh Christmas tree

I wish you a wonderful week and thanks for popping in. I do love to read any comments, so please let me know what you think of this card.

Love Ursula 

Colour challenge at The Outlawz

Hello my friends,
Today I am here with another colour challenge at The Outlawz.

 This week it is AJ who is challenging us with this gorgeous Autumnal photo. I felt as if we have stepped back from gorgeous spring weather the last 5 weeks to autumn over the last few days, but am happy to say spring has returned.


We are sponsored this month by All Dressed Up



I do hope you will pop in and see the lovely cards made by the DT for inspiration and look forward to you coming to join in.

Here is my card, which is a Pop-out swing card and I found this tutorial card at Debbie's Designs. It is so easy if you follow here instructions which are perfect.

I used coloured cardstock for the card and for the inside a piece from a paper bloc in my stash.
The image is 'Little Treasure' coloured with Pan Pastels.
The sentiment was a freebie from Create with TLC. Printed and cut with a Marianne Design die.
Added 3 buttons and scattered some small leaves around the inside.

This was a fun card and am sure will use it often, as it really is so easy to do.

Entering the following challenges:
Eclectic Ellapu...Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty friends #17...Anything goes
Crafty Calendar ...Anything goes
Crafty Friends challenge #13 ...Use a sentiment
Digi Designs challenge...Include a sentiment.
The Pencil Case #1...Anything goes
Crafting by Designs ...Anything goes
Creative Moments...#76...Anything goes/use a sentiment
Word Art Wednesday...Anything goes/Use a sentiment
Inspiration Destination...Anything goes
Jo's Scrap Shack  #104...Anything goes
Simply Papercraft #12...Anything goes
Crafting with Friends #5...Anything goes
Crafty Catz #291...Anything goes
Craft Your Passion #278...Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart #76...Anything goes
Our Crafty Corner #1...Autumn Colours
Simon Says Stamp challenge ...Monday challenge,,punch/diecut
Where the Heart is #1...Add text

The weather is lovely and warm, so I think I'll spend an hour or two min the garden today. 

Have a wonderful week and will see you soon.

Love Ursula

Anything goes at Let's Craft and Create

Good morning friends.
I am afraid this post is late. I forgot to schedule it for last night....but it is only a few hours late.

Today over at Let's Craft and Create challenge #96 is Anything goes, so that is a real easy one, but the DT have all made some lovely cards for inspiration/ Do go and have a browse.

I decided to try a different card this time for a young lady's birthday. It is a Tilt card and I found it HERE

This is what I used:
Paper - Pieces from my stash..the last of a pad from ages agoThe young lady loves pink and purple...so that was easy
Image - Pig cupcakes from Bugaboo.. coloured with Distress inks cut out and mounted onto a scalloped oval. Added some glitter
Sentiment is a Memory box die
Added pearls from my stash

This was a fun card to make and am entering the following challenges:
Clear it Out challenge...use favourite colour combo and anything goes stash
Deep Ocean challenge #85...Something sweet
Fan-Tastic Tuesday challenge #50...square or rectangle, anything goes
Pause, Dream, Enjoy Linky Party #17...Dies or punches
Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday ...Anything goes
Try it on Tuesdays...Use your stash
Loves Rubber Stamps #118...use 2 or more patterned papers.
Craft Girls challenge #25...Anything goes
My Heart Pieces...Use a digi stamp
The Crafter's Café challenge #79...Use punches/dies
Craft Creations challenge #270..Dig deep ..use something old from your stash...papers and pearls
Divas by Design...Happy birthday
Hobbybook Designer challenge...2 or more designer papers
Inky Impressions #174...Anything goes
Paper Pretties challenge #325...Birthdays
The House that Stamps Built #827...Celebrate birthdays
Simon Says Stamps challenge...Anything goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters...Fancy Fold
Wonderful Wednesday...Anything goes

Have a great day and thanks for popping in. I love reading your comments. Take care

Love Ursula

Flowers and more..midway challenge #72 at DS4J

Good morning all,
Wow...the last day of July. It also means that the end of winter is fast approaching. Not that it has been a very cold winter, but I will be happy to see the green on the trees and some rain, and warmer evenings...but I am sure we will still have a number of rather cold days in August.

On to today's card. The challenge at Digistamps4Joy this week is hosted by DT member Asmah, and she has asked for a fancy fold card with handmade flowers. Here is what I came up with...a T-bar card.

Paper...Pad from Wilson & Maclagen
Image....Brushstroke frame, coloured with Distress inks, cut out and mounted on cardstock with punched out corners
Flowers are from the Ds4J flower set, printed on patterned paper, cut out and spritzed with water, then shaped. The flower set and brushstroke frame can be found at the  STORE 
Sentiment is a stamp from a local company.
Leaves...Marianne dies
Added glitter and pearls

These are the challenges I am entering.
Die Cuttin Divas #126...Anything goes
Party Time Tuesdays #131...Anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes
Shopping your Stash...Use your oldest punch....one of the first corner punches I bought
Card Mania challenges #26...Summer blooms
Make it Monday #151...Anything goes
Tammy's Scrappin Corner ...Use a digi
Crafting by Designs...Anything goes
Pile it on #30...Anything goes
Crafting when we can #49...Floral
Robyn's Fetish challenge #170...Friendship card with sentiment on the front
613 Avenue Create #30...Anything goes with friendship day
I hope you all have a great day, enjoy whatever you are doing. Thanks for popping in, I do love it when you leave a comment. Take care,

Love, Ursula

Time for cake

Happy Friday to everyone,
Today we are having a public holiday...Freedom Day...to commemorate the day when our new Government took over...so we are having a long weekend, and as Tuesday is also a holiday 1 May, many people have made it an extra loooong one, by taking Monday off as well.
My card today is filled with cake...cupcakes in fact...so ready for a party.

The design is a Three fold card  from Annette's Creafarm.

The papers are from American Traditional Designs...Pastels.
The paper on the inside is from Scrap Sheets...Icing sugar..small cupcakes...A local company.
Images are a selection of cupcake stamps all from local suppliers and a freebie from a Creativity magazine. They are all coloured with Aquarelle pencils and the wrappers on the large ones were all paper pieced. Added some glitter and shine to the icings. They were cut out and raised with silicone for a 3D effect. The large cutout is an X-cut die and I put it through the cuttlebug.
The flowers are all from Marianne Designs and Nellie Snellen dies.
Sentiments from local suppliers and finished off with some ribbon, pearls, card candy, button and eyelits and ribbon for closing.

Entering a few challenges;

Annettes Creafarm challenge  .....3 fold card..emailed photo
Addicted to stamps Cakes /stitching...
Ribbon Carousel Challenge..Anything goes
Make it Monday.Creat and share
Aud  Sentiments..Anything goes
Wishing you all a lovely weekend and for the South African girls a great long one.
Take care, have fun, see you soon